(Mazatlán, México) is a publisher, writer, academic, and journalist. He currently works as Assistant Professor at Washington State University. He has written three novels and has lived in five different countries. As a journalist, he has worked for two decades as editor, foreign correspondent, TV reporter, multimedia reporter, and editor-in-chief for several media outlets. His main areas of academic study are focused on media narratives about minoritized groups in different social contexts. Throughout his life he has received several awards and grants that support both his academic and creative work.